Cross-Cultural Management - Culture Portrayed in Popular Media: Bend It Like Beckham

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The movie shows us two major cultures; on the one hand, the Indian culture and on the other hand the British culture. We also see a little of the Irish culture portray itself through the coach. Even though the coach is Irish and the soccer team goes to Germany, these two different cultures are not directly described in the movie. My first Impression after seeing this film was that I felt that the movie portrayed a little too much on the stereotypes of the different cultures. I think that the Indian family was highly caricaturized more than Jules' parents whom were playing the role of the English family, but my thinking on this could be because I am more familiar with the British culture. The first fact that interpolates me was the extent to which Indians have religious acts and rituals. For example when Jess and her sister meet an Indian woman in the street they greet her in a specific way. In fact, to greet a friend or another Indian, they join their hands (palms together) bow down in front of the other person and say "Namaste, Namaskar or Pranam"

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[...] Jess wants to know what Joe said, but her father doesn't want to tell her, he wants to preserve her for sadness. At the wedding celebration, he sees that Jess doesn't smile and is unhappy, so he allows her to go for the second part of the game but he wants that when she is to come back it be with a smile. He has pity on her and he loves her so he just wants her happiness. The American scout sees Jess and Jules at the game and offers them a place to play at their university. [...]

[...] They use intuition, feeling and faith to guide them. According to Hofstede, culture can be classified according to five dimensions. Power distance is the extent to which people accept unequal distributions of power. In higher power distance cultures, there is a wider gap between the powerful and the powerless. In India the rank is of 77 compared to a world average of so a high level of inequality of power and wealth is accepted by the population as a cultural norm. [...]

[...] He is surprised to find her a fantastic player and a key member of the team. But he also see her hugging her coach and he is not happy to think that his daughter might have an intimate relation with a guy that is not Sick and moreover before getting married. At this moment he doesn't talk to his daughter and I think that he is really deceived and disappointed. Maybe he is wondering what to do. (Tell what happened to his wife but it will give her sorrow, or to forget this moment and become more severe with Jess). [...]

[...] In India the score is close to 50: they act both individually and in a collective sense So the ccollectivism orientation means that there is a common work ethic and goals of the organization have to be pursued each work day, but individual workers are still free to pursue their own specific goals and work methods An example of the individualistic part of the film is when they trust their daughter Jess' to go to all the way to California to study and play soccer. However the mother still mentioned to her that “when you arrive you be sure to contact your relatives in Canada. In England there is a high rank of individualism but I think we cannot see that directly in the movie. Masculinity is the extent to which assertiveness and independence are valued. [...]

[...] Cross-Cultural Management - Culture Portrayed in Popular Media: Bend It Like Beckham Which national/regional cultures were described in the film? The movie shows us two major cultures. On the one hand, the Indian culture and on the other hand the British culture we also see a little of the Irish culture portray itself through the coach. Even though the coach is Irish and that the soccer team goes to Germany, these two different cultures are not directly described in the movie. [...]